Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-02-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.
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National Convocation OF the w. g. II. u.
OF which Mrs Francis Willard Ia presi-
dent; with Catholic convention, the
cocirl season ia nj its height, md Congress
slruggling with dozen important ques-
lions, The past week nj the Capital has
been ut the same time interesting and
nmusins, serious and gay.
The woman sulTragists came aud fought
and failed, just IA they have been III the
habit IL doing fur the pnst nineteen sue
cesrive winters. But they again coudemn'
ed their orpressOra, cherished their fnitl
aud renewed their Vows. They are as en-
thu-isriic, aud hopeful M in years gon,
hy, aud they nre jubiant over the fact thai
rixi.en Senators voted for their proposed
Constitutional amendment allowing people
TO vote, regardless OF sex, They claim
that eleven more Senators would have
voted IN their favor had they been in the
Senate Chamber when the amendment wa,
called up. That would make twenty
seven votes in all, and If true, one-third oi
the U. S. Senate friendly to woman suf-
frape.
The prominent leaders OF the movement
were all here as usual, except Mrs. Eliza
beth Cady Stanton, who is In IN England
now. They tell Of their wrongs as pathet.
ically and plead for their rights as elo-
quentIy as they did when they were thirty
or forty years younger, aud perhaps more
so, for time has made them rich in exper-
fences, and they have more to tell
and talk about every winter.
Mrs. Hooker declared that the Consitu.
tion already guarantees to women the
right To vote. The only trouble is that
men will not learn by heart that women
are not people. Mrs. Wallace, who is one
OF the most earest workers in the cause Ui
womsns senfranclisement, delivered an ad-
dress on the subject that was pronounced
the feature Of The convention. She is
deeply conscientious in believing that God
has called her to this work, aud she speaks
with the conviction and solenlnity Of II
Divinely inspired messenger. She said
among other things that the next statue
of Liberty would wear the face of Susan
b. Anthony. Mrs. Wallace Is the mother
Of Gen. Lew Wallace, who wrote Benhur,
A committee Of these ladies went to the
veto the Edmunds-Tucker bill, which pro.
poses to disfrauchise the non-polygamous
women OF Utah, in Case it passes Congress
as finally amended, and comes before him
ior action. Mr.. Cleveland received them
In one OF the private parlors and told them
he would give the memorial careful con
sideralion, and that he regarded it as u
serious matter to dlsfranchise any class.
Senator Beck has al last succeeded in get
ting his bill before the Senate prohibiting
members from acting as attorneys for rail-
roads. Senator Teller announced that lie
was prepared TO vote against the measure
Notwithstanding newspaper clamor, and
notwithstanding the effort made TO attract
attention TO the fact that the Senate was n
body Of lawyers, and the charge that Sena.
tors were devoting TO the practice of law
for railroad corporations the time which
they should devote TO the public service
lie believed Congressman ehonld studious-
ly abstain from employment of that kind
but lie argued that men who came to Con.
gress did not therefore give up their bus
iness and professions. He snid an effort
had been made TO deride the Senate, to
break it down, 10 destroy its usefulness and
thus eventually compel its abolition. Bu
this could not he accomplished so long a,
Delaware and Rhode Island insisted Oh lh,
right given them by the Constitution.
Others followed for and against tile bill
and in the midst of the debate, Senator
Frye OF Maine took the floor, IN order, h,
said, 10 give apiece Of information. II,
read an associated Press telegram from
Easlport, Me-, stating that the winte
school Of herring had struck into III,
American shore, and that about twent,
five English boats and vessels wer,
there fishing within the shore line, an,
that meanwhile the English cruise
Middleton was cruising near Ea.lport ant
ST. Andrews, ready 10 seize any American
fisherman who might venture beyond th,
dead line. That was all, he SAID, and til,
debate proceeded.
Mes RI. Frye and ingalls, were the Sena.
tors who last week championed the retail
iatory bill ior the protection Of American
fishermen will, so much warmth and Bit
terness. Mr.. Ingalls, has since been del
uged iih congrnlulatory letters from lh,
States and insolent dennnciations from
Canada.